Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at Carnegie Mellon University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,519 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Carnegie Mellon Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Carnegie Mellon Psychology Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #329 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Carnegie Mellon University.

Carnegie Mellon Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Carnegie Mellon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	5

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,440	$83,610
Psychology Professors	2,130	$89,300
Psychologists	460	$87,940

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.